Improving Growth Performance of Jatropha curcas by Inducing Polyploidy through Colchicine Treatment
S. Manzoora b, A. Riazc d, Tanzeela Zafare f, M. Hassang h, H. M. Umarh, J. Hassang, Waseem Alamg h, S. Muhammadi j, M. Mahmoodh i j, H. Sohailk l, Tanveer Aslamg h, F. Hassang h, Fahim Abbas, M. F. Iqbalm n
- aDepartment of Forestry , Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan , Pakistan
- bDepartment of Forestry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- cDepartment of Pharmacy Health and Well-Being , University of Sunderland , Sunderland , UK
- dDepartment of Pharmacy Health and Well-Being, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK
- eCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology , Faculty of Agriculture , University of Agriculture , Faisalabad , Pakistan
- fCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- gDepartment of Plant Breeding & Genetics , Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan , Pakistan
- hDepartment of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- iDepartment of Entomology , Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan , Pakistan
- jDepartment of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Abstract
This study was planned to assess genetic variation in Jatropha curcas as affected by colchichine treatments. During the experiment, seeds of Jatropha curcas were collected from mature and healthy Jatropha plants and were soaked in different concentrations of colchicines. The second treatment was that of time of soaking (seeds were soaked in different concentrations for different time durations). The results clearly revealed that by increasing the concentration of colchicine treatment, parameters like stomatal density, and size of the guard cells were reduced.
TL;DRBy increasing the concentration of colchicine treatment, parameters like stomatal density, and size of the guard cells were reduced and genetic variation in Jatropha curcas was assessed. (Semantic Scholar)